Sermons by Mark Kernan
God’s Promised King
Matthew begins his gospel with a tedious genealogy because he wants his readers to recognize, from the very beginning of his book, that God’s promised Messiah has finally come in the person of Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ Pattern for Prayer (Part 2)
Text: Matthew 6:9-15
Main Idea: Prayer isn’t a means to manipulate God, but to affirm his majesty and to express our utter dependence in his Fatherly care.
Jesus’ Pattern for Prayer (Part 1)
Text: Matthew 6:5-15
Main Idea: Prayer isn’t an attempt to manipulate God, but to affirm his majesty and to express our humble dependence in his Fatherly care.
Persevering Faith and Persistent Prayer
Text: Luke 18:1-8
Main Idea: Prayer is primary way that we pursue God’s grace and Persevere in Faith.
The Missing Link
Text: Psalm 1:1-6
Main Idea: God enables his people to flourish though every season of life as they delight in and meditate on his Word.
The Ordinary Means of Grace and the Ordinances — The Lord’s Supper
Text: Luke 22:7-20
The Ordinary Means of Grace and the Ordinances — The Lord’s Supper
The Declaration of Creation and The Revelation of God’s Word
Text: Psalm 19:1–14
Main Idea: It’s impossible to know and delight in God apart from reading and delighting in his Word.
The Temptation-Conquering Power of God’s Word
Text: Luke 4:1–13
Main Idea: God’s Word is able to guard our heart from every manner of temptation and sin.
Hearing God’s Voice
Text: 2 Timothy 3:16–17
Main point: The ordinary way that we hear God’s voice is by reading God’s Word.
Extraordinary and Amazing Grace
Text: Ephesians 2:1-10
Main Idea: God’s grace is never the product of our earning but humble receiving by faith.